Vehicle-top.



W. A. HUNTER.

VEHICLE TOP.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27, 1915.

Patented July 3", 1917.

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WILLIAM. A. HUNTER, 0F TERRE HAU'IE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO DELLA. It.HUINTlilB,

OF TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA.

VEHICLE-TOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3, lllil't.

Application filed April 27, 1916. Serial No. 93,942.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. HUNTER, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Terre Haute, Indiana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Vehicle-Tops, of which the following is aspecification.

My present invention relates to improvements in top constructions forvehicles. and more especially of the rigid or non-folding yp Theinvention has among its objects to secure an extremely economical, lightand rigid construction, which will maintain its shape in service and befree from all liability to bag or wrinkle, and the invention includesthe novel features hereinafter described and particularly defined by theappended claim.

An embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a sufficient portion of a top toshow the application of the covering material to the supporting frame,and,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Referring by reference characters to this drawing, the numeral 1designates the side rail of the vehicle top and 2 the bows. These may beof the ordinary or any desired form, being usually constructed of wood,and being supported from the vehicle body by standards, which as theyform no part of the present invention, are not shown herein.

To the curved portions of the bows on each side, I apply a panel orstiff cover re topics of this patent may be obtained for five centseach, by addressing the taining member 3, which may consist of sheetmetal, card-board, or wood veneer.

The panel is secured in place by nailing or tacking it to the bows andalso securing its lower edge to the side rail in a similar manner.

I preferably, before the panel is secured in place, apply to its innerface a covering 4 of a material corresponding to the lining or in teriorface of the waterproof cover, such covering being cemented to the innerface of the strip or panel 3 and having a portion 4* extended beyond theinner edge of the strip.

The waterproof covering is indicated at 5 and before this is applied acushion or pad 6 is placed upon the surface of the panel or strip 3 andthe extended edge 4 is turned back over the padding and preferablycemented to the upper surface thereof.

The waterproof covering 5 being then secured in position in thecustomary manner, it will be seen that it is supported in a nicelyrounded position at the curved part, all sagging is prevented, and yetthe interior has a neat fabric-lined appearance, throughout.

What I claim is:

In a vehicle top the combination with the cross bows and outer cover, ofcurved strips or panels of rigid material interposed between said crossbows at the curved portions thereof, and lining material covering theinner faces of said panels and folded over the inner edges thereof andlying between the cover and outer faces of the panels.

WILLIAM A. HUNTER.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

